Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 17, 2018 / 08:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Women religious in Nigeria held a National Day of Prayer and Fasting for the respect of human life on Ash Wednesday, in light of the ongoing violence within the country.

La Paz, Bolivia, Feb 17, 2018 / 02:00 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The General Secretariat of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference called on
civil authorities to conduct a “thorough investigation” of recent
explosions in the city of Oruro that have left 12 dead and at least 60
injured.